Free Yourself: Beat Rejection

Rejection is a part of the entrepreneurial journey. It is even a part of life in general. In all areas of life we might have to deal with rejection sooner or later. It is not rejection as such that might be the troublemaker, but how we respond to it that determines our success or progress. Imagine that you are a boxer, you are invited to go in the boxing ring for the very first time. Your opponent wears a T-shirt labeled: 'rejection'. He grins at you. He is full of confidence that he will win the battle. He sees your fear. You are dying inside. With trembling legs and arms you hit once. The moment he hits back you are lost. You cannot handle rejection this time. It feels terrible for your ego. Round one has ended even before it has begun.

A new morning sun wakes you up. Invitation in the mail box. Round two awaits you. You meet with rejection a second time. This time you trained a bit. You will deal with it much better. There he is, rejection in full glory. Rejection has trained too. He will challenge you. That is for sure. That is his mission and he takes his mission with ease and grace. Rejection fears nobody at all. Never. You hit several times. Rejection laughs you in the face. You find other ways to overcome rejection. Rejection loves you for trying. He gives you some time. Plays with you. You hit another time. Rejection let you lose energy. Then he tackles back in ways you never had imagined possible. You are speechless. Give up.

Some time rolls in before you dare to try again. In the meantime rejection looks at its muscles. They are so strong. He becomes vain. Looks himself in the mirror and repeats that he is unbeatable. You hear his words and observe him silently. There must be a way to be better than him. He goes on, he has fun. Nothing ever is too hard to handle. Rejection loves to be the action taker. After all he does not fear himself. When rejection does not count, everything is a game of joy. You realize that there will be another round. Rejection adores to play with you. He patiently waits for you to show up for another round.

Unexpectedly and before you know it, you are in the boxing ring again. Rejection looks stronger than ever before. His body is ready to win. His mind powerful. You trained very well this time. You did your homework. You started to look at your weaknesses. Your self-confidence is doing much better. This time you will not allow rejection to put you out of balance. You focus on keeping the balance. Rejection does not really like it. He wants to let you fall. That you get hurted, is not one of his worries. You are old enough to deal with that. You look rejection in the eyes. His eyes are ugly. No love to see, only darkness. You keep your balance as you planned it. Rejection is angry.

The round before the finals. You invite rejection to start the dance. Rejection is still angry and begins with a very hard punch. It hits you deeply. Then something happens. You decide now that it is the last time that you feel impacted by it. Your whole mindset changes. You do not fear rejection anymore. Rejection fears you. He feels that he loses grip on you. He looks for a way out. This time you decide when he leaves the game. It is way to cosy with rejection now. You give the punches. Rejection looks down. He is afraid of your power. He tries to pretend that he still has the magic in his punches. The punches become soft pushes. These are only symbolic reminders that rejection is losing the game.

The finals. Rejection calls you. He does not want to take part in the contest. He is worried about his reputation. What might others think when he is no longer the one that can beat all games? You convince rejection to be present. Maybe he wins. You are gentle with rejection. There he is. He stares at you. You are ready to play the game. The audience watches. Newspapers are ready to publish the news article of the year. Will rejection overcome the challenge? The game starts. Rejection sights. He knows what will happen. He cannot impress you any longer. You love this game. You learned how to take the bad with the good. Rejection falls down. He closes his eyes. His last words touch you deeply: "I love you".

Game over, you won!

By Liesbeth Leysen

Professional Writer and Certified Executive Coach

Published Author on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Liesbeth-Leysen/e/B074VZ232X/

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